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Can’t Happen Here

You think the constitution is going to save us? The Bill of Rights? Freedom of speech? Let’s see how that worked out in other countries….. Soviet Union / Russia Article 50. In accordance with the interests of the people and in order to strengthen and develop the socialist system, citizens of the USSR are guaranteed […]

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Why We Hate Hate and Love Greenland

Greenland and the Birth of PHP This is all becoming so very confusing. Just when you think you have the official magaT list of whom to hate, they keep throwing in new candidates. We’re supposed to hate Greenland now?   Nyet, comrade   Just to make our position clear, WLBOTT is a big fan of Greenland. Why […]

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The Happy Taxpayer

The nightmare of federal income taxes has begun early this year. Just for the record, I don’t mind paying my federal income tax as long as I know that the money will be wisely and judicially spent, and the 1% can continue trickling down their wealth. Anyhow, I landed on the Turbo Tax web site, […]

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America Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Current Events Gravediggers of American Democracy Late Stage Capitalism

Nothing Left to Lose

Three quotes are on my mind this cold, drizzly morning: “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”- James Baldwin”Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” – Kris Kristofferson “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”- Jesus […]

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Eric Hoffer: Aphorism #1

In The Passionate State of Mind, Eric Hoffer describes people who irrationally commit to an ideology. The ideologies vary – religious, political, economic… it doesn’t matter. The members all fall victim to the same pathological psychological forces. A Contemporary Interpretation Although written almost three quarters of a century ago, it is just as true today. […]

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WLBOTT Asylum

With America’s looming slouch towards Bethlehem, we are very grateful for Elder UC#1 for offering sanctuary to the American WLBOTTers. But we may have found an alternate, bilateral solution. WLBOTT: Good morning, Elder G! Shall we establish diplomatic relationships with each other today? Elder G: Good morning, UC#4! Diplomatic relationships? I’m all for it! I’ll […]

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WLBOTT’s Legal Woes

We are currently being attacked on two fronts: One of the difficulties we’ve encountered is that our assets seem to be simultaneously liabilities. “Who to bless and who to blame?” Global Market Dominance WLBOTT is currently the line leader for “curated absurdities.” We have a death grip on the #1 and #2. The Monopoly of […]

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Sweet Potato Preparedness (part III of III): Spiritual Guidance and a Proactive WLBOTT

WLBOTT has a mission to keep some sweet potato vines alive through the winter. Here we reach out to the spiritual community. This proved very challenging. There are very few “Christian” churches left in ‘Merica that recognize the Gospels or the Sermon on the Mount (too woke). As we presented our concept of incorporating vine […]

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America Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Music

America: The Pilgrim?

Kris Kristofferson wrote this song about a down-and-out musician, but what if we look at it as an analogy for America? See America wasted on the sidewalkwearing our camo and red hats.We’re wearing yesterday’s misfortunes like a smileOnce we had a future full of money, love and dreamsWhich we spent like they were going out […]

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WordleBlott

Our esteemed Elder G informs me that there are approximately 100 four-letter curse words in the English language. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day WLBOTT: If you had to say there was a “queen mother” of all curse words, what would it be? Elder G: The “queen mother” of all curse words would probably be “f***.” Its versatility is […]